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Tag Archives: poets

Bring me the head of Charles Bukowski!
Linda King delivers the goods
Sunday, March 3rd at 2 pm

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Eric — 1 Comment ↓
Bukowski head

Linda King has sculpted from life the heads of many great beat and post-beat literary figures familiar to us here on the west coast… her lover Charles Bukowski as well as Ferlinghetti, Hirschman, Micheline, Norse, Winans and more. Buk’s head is in the Continue reading →

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Thursday, Feb. 21st, 7 pm: POETS!
Dan Liberthson & Kent Leatham featured
Open mic follows

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Eric — No Comments ↓
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Quhat drowsie sleepe doth syle your eyes allace Ye sacred brethren of Castalian band Since the earliest days of the store, back in the late 20th century, Jerry Ferraz, peripatetic troubadour & bard, has been the cornerstone of our poetry Continue reading →

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Sunday, Feb. 17th at 2 pm
A Kelly’s Cove Showcase
with poet Genine Lentine
& short story writer Daniel Coshnear

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Eric — No Comments ↓
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Kelly’s Cove has been putting out the most lovely run of books since publisher Bart Schneider got the itch to merge intriguing California writing and intriguing California art in beautifully crafted volumes… The books just feel good, as they arouse Continue reading →

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Thursday, January 31st:
Poets Richard Silberg
& Willis Barnstone

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Eric — No Comments ↓
Willis Barnstone with Jorge Luis Borges

Thursday, Jan. 31st at 7 pm: Two distinguished poets, reading their original poems and translations. Richard Silberg reads from his new collection of poems, The Horses: New and Selected Poems, published in September of last year by Red Hen Press. Continue reading →

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Sunday, February 3rd:
Poets Les Gottesman & Jodi Sanchez

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Eric — No Comments ↓
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This reading celebrates Les Gottesman’s newest chapbook, Misuses of Poetry and Other Poems, from Finishing Line Press. Les’s first published poems were in Ted Berrigan’s C magazine in 1965. More recently, his poems have appeared in numerous print and online Continue reading →

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    JAZZ in the Bookshop - Chuck Peterson Quintet
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